FORMER DONEGAL FOOTBALLER FACES ASSAULT AND DRINK DRIVING CHARGES
A former Donegal footballer is to face trial for assaulting a Garda after he was stopped for allegedly drunk-driving. Tommy Ryan was stopped along with his wife Eileen on September 17th, 2012. Ryan,...
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JOURNALIST WAS ‘HEAVILY INVOLVED’ IN LETTERKENNY DRUGS TRADE
A JOURNALIST was one of the main drugs pushers in Letterkenny until she was caught in an undercover Garda sting, a court has heard. Lisa Harnett, whose address was given as James Larkin Court in the...
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DONEGAL SOCCER CLUB LOSE PITCH BATTLE AS ALDI MOVE IN
A Donegal soccer club has been ordered to leave the playing grounds it has used for more than 40 years to make way for a new Aldi supermarket. Ballybofey United has played and trained at Finn View Park...
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RAPIST WHO WENT ON THE RUN IN BURTONPORT JAILED FOR SIX MONTHS
A convicted rapist who went on the run in West Donegal earlier this summer has been jailed in Northern Ireland for breaching the terms of his bail conditions. Rapist Joseph McCabe went on the run in...
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JUDGE PRAISES GARDA FOR SPOTTING ‘RINGED’ CAR AND ORDERS ITS DESTRUCTION
Judge Paul Kelly A JUDGE has praised a Garda for his ‘excellent detection’ work after taking a ‘ringed’ car off the road. So-called ‘ringed’ cars are vehicles where the identity has been changed...
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DONEGAL TD’S FURY AS CHILD PORN MAN WALKS FREE FROM COURT
Sinn Féin Justice spokesperson Padraig Mac Lochlainn has reiterated his party’s call for sentencing guidelines for judges after a man caught with 7,000 child pornography images was allowed to walk free...
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TRAGIC PENSIONER LOST BELOVED FIDDLES IN ARSON ATTACK
The late Dan Joe Gallagher A PENSIONER who died a week ago had lost two violins in an arson attack, a court has heard. Dan Joe Gallagher, who would have been 87 on St Stephen’s Day, died in a boating...
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JUDGE REVOKES BAIL OF MAN ACCUSED OF BREACHING BARRING ORDERS
A JUDGE has revoked the bail of a man accused of multiple breaches of barring orders. Gareth Reid, from Lawnsdale, Ballybofey, appeared at Letterkenny District Court today on several charges relating...
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ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT ARRESTED AT LETTERKENNY HOSPITAL ‘SHOULD HAVE LEFT IRELAND...
Letterkenny General Hospital AN illegal immigrant who should have left Ireland in 2010 has appeared in court on a number of charges. The 34-year-old, originally from Kenya, was arrested at Letterkenny...
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TWO MEN APPEAR IN LATE NIGHT COURT ON DONEGAL DRUGS STASH CHARGES
From Seamus O’Conghaile in Sligo: TWO men in their 50s have appeared at a special night time sitting of Sligo District Court charged in connection with a massive Co Donegal drugs find. Malachy Doran...
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MAN LOSES LEGAL BID TO PREVENT TRIAL OVER LETTERKENNY HOSPITAL ROW CHARGES
A LETTERKENNY man will go on trial next year accused of using threatening behaviour towards a nurse at the Emergency Department of the town’s hospital. Lawyers for 38-year-old Oliver Quill made a legal...
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COUPLE WHOSE REFUSE COMPANY OWNED TODDLER DEATH LORRY ARE CLEARED
A CO Donegal couple whose company were the owners of a bin lorry involved in the death of a toddler have been cleared on insurance charges. Jim Ferry and Mary Ferry, of Rossbracken, Manorcunningham,...
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COUNCIL STAFF HELPED CATCH GANG WHO STOLE TWO-TONNE WATER PUMP FROM RESERVOIR
SHARP-eyed council staff helped catch a four-man gang behind the theft of a massive water pump from a reservoir, a court has heard. Darren Hegarty, from Doon, Newmills, admitted being part of the gang...
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MAN SENT FORWARD FOR TRIAL AFTER ATTACK ON BOUNCER
A man who allegedly attacked a doorman in Letterkenny has been sent forward for trial to the Circuit Court in January. The case was heard at Letterkenny District Court. Ian Balfour, a father-of-four,...
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FORMER COUNCILLOR ORDERED TO HAND OVER ALL PHONES IN HARASSMENT CASE
A former Donegal County Councillor has been ordered to hand over all his phones to Gardai after being accused of harassing his former partner. Former county councillor Gareth Reid Gareth Reid, a former...
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TEENAGER BROKE INTO BLIND PENSIONER’S HOME AND ROBBED CIGARETTES
A young man broke into the home of a blind pensioner and robbed him of his supply of cigarettes. Chris Doran broke into the home of Tom Devenney. Chris Doran was part of a two man gang who broke into...
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WRITING ON THE WALL FOR MAN WHO SPRAYED ‘UP THE DUBS’
A man turned up to complete a community service stint with a can of beer in his hand and spray-painted ‘Up The Dubs” on a wall. The case was heard at Letterkenny District Court. Karl Ryan, 44, appeared...
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LIAM ADAMS JAILED FOR 16 YEARS
By our Belfast Daily Staff: FORMER IRA terrorist Liam Adams was sentenced today (Wednesday) to 16 years for raping and sexually abusing his daughter. The 58-year-old brother of Sinn Fein president...
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GIRL, 3, HIT WITH GLASS IN FACE DURING HOUSE ROW
A man almost blinded his 3 year old daughter when he threw a glass jug in a rage at his wife’s lover. The case was heard at Letterkenny District Court. Prince Asamoah attacked his wife and her new...
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JUDGE ORDERS THE ARREST OF DONEGAL-BASED ACTOR
A Judge has ordered the arrest of Donegal-based actor Gerard McSorley after he failed to turn up to court yesterday to face a breach of the peace charge. Actor Gerard McSorley The 63-year-old, who...
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